The three-day event is comprised of three different jumping competitions with some of the most talented young jumpers in the eastern US. Many of them are Junior National hopefuls, and some will make it to the Olympics.

Friday evening is a fun night for the competitors- they jump under the lights trying to hit a target for prizes. There is also a Human Dog Sled Race (see separate profile) after the jumping. There are bonfires burning all three days, and food and beverages are available for sale.

Saturday is the Salisbury Invitational Ski Jumping Competition. This is a judged event where both style and distance count toward the jumpers’ scores.

Sunday is the Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships where the jumpers will be giving it their all. It is a required jump for athletes who are aiming to make the Junior National team.

Jumpfest is a spectator event. The cost for entry to any of the three competitions is $15 for adults. Children 12 years and under are admitted for free.

The schedule of events is as follows:

Friday Feb 8th

Ticket booth opens at 6 pm.

Target Jumping Under the Lights 7pm

Human Dogsled Races after target jumping

Saturday Feb 9th

Salisbury Invitational Ski Jumping Competition

Practice 11 am-noon

Competition 1 pm

Sunday Feb 10th

Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships

Practice 11 am-noon

Competition 1pm

Note: Weather and other conditions can change competition times, so check jumpfest.org for updates.

For more information about Jumpfest or about SWSA, again go to jumpfest.org.

Proceeds from Jumpfest help support junior skiing programs and maintain Satre Hill facilities.

The event is part of Jumpfest 2019 (see Jumpfest profile) and is sponsored by the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA).

The Human Dog Sled Race begins at the conclusion of the Ski Jumping Under the Lights (approximately 8:30 pm).

The entry fee is $25 per six-person team – admission fee is waived.

The admission fee for spectators is $15 per person, children 12 years old and under are admitted free.

The Human Dog Sled team consists of six people- five pullers and one rider pulling a sled of the team’s own design. The course is approximately 3/10’s of a mile long, using the outrun (the expanse where jumpers come to a stop).

Teams compete in timed, two-team races, and the two fastest times in each category will run a second race for the trophy. There will be three categories: men, women and mixed (at least one female puller).

The race-night schedule is as follows:

Ticket booth for Jumpfest opens at 6:00 pm. Team members should arrive early enough before start time to allow for organizing people and equipment, signing in and paying.

Event begins approximately at 8:30 pm, depending on when ski jumping ends.

Awards after race completion. Trophies will be awarded to first place winners for men, women and mixed divisions. There will also be a People’s Choice award for the best sled/ costume design.

Important notice: This event comes with risk. Participants should be reasonably fit. Also, occasionally during a race, a puller may fall and their sled may strike or slide over them. Although teams have wide latitude in designing their sled, please consider using a smooth bottomed design or better yet an air-filled design such as a large inner tube which would be less painful than a steel runnered sled, for example. The harness design also deserves consideration. A system where a falling puller can simply “let go” is preferable to a harness where all pullers are “locked in”- if they fall, they get dragged by the other pullers.

All team members must sign a liability release.

New entrants should email info@jumpfest.org for more information. To pre-register, again email info@jumpfest.org.